Taylor Swift leads tributes to Oscar de la Renta

Taylor Swift, Lindsay Lohan, Zoe Saldana and Tyson Beckford have led tributes to designer Oscar de la Renta, who died on Monday.

Shortly after news of his death hit the headlines, celebrities lit up social media with fond farewells and kind words.

Swift, who heard the news as she began her day in Australia, took to Instagram and wrote, “My all-time favorite designer has passed away. Oscar, it was an honor to wear your creations and to know you. In loving memory.”

Twitter tributes also poured in from Jamie Lee Curtis, Alyssa Milano, Garcelle Beauvais, Isabelle Fuhrman, Padma Lakshmi and fashion experts Nina Garcia, Zac Posen and Christian Siriano, while actress Rita Wilson added, “A great has left us. #OscarDeLaRenta Thank you for adding such beauty to the world, along with elegance, class and grace.”

A great has left us. #OscarDeLaRenta Thank you for adding such beauty to the world, along with elegance, class and grace.